julie_a_griffin Member

Waterford, Ireland but I'm living in Brighton in England at the moment

I want to get my Masters in Autism Studies, and eventually either become a manager of a challenging behaviour unit, or open up a day centre that works with autisic adults with challenging behaviours. I currently work in a res unit for severely autistic adults, and I love it! I'm lucky I seem to have found my niche.

1. Can someone really be addicted to food? 2. How can she battle this addiction if it's real? What are the best steps to take? 3. Is there anything I can do to help her and motivate her? Hi. I used to work as a health care assistant in a psych hospital that dealt mainly with addictions, and yes, you can be addicted to…

Well done! That's a fantastic amount. You should be very proud of yourself.

I've stuck to using this site, logging my calories and even having sneaky bits of chocolate (and adding them to my daily calories, of course) and I've lost over 30lbs so far. It really does work, and after a while, you find youseld actually craving the healthier foods and being much more aware of what you eat. It really…

Hi, welcome. You've come to the right place to help you contol youe weight. It's a very supportive and friendly place. Feel free to add me and we can cheer each other on :D

Well done! That's a pretty good NSV. Keep up the good work!

That's fantastic! Well done *is very jealous* I have goot upper body strength, but I just have too much weight to lift at the moment, lol. Hopefully will be able to start doing those at some point. Well done :D

Hi, and welcome :D You're right, it is a pretty good place to meet people and to get encouragement. Good luck with your weight loss! Feel free to add me if you're looking for friends.

You've achieved a massive amount already. You're doing brilliantly, and have every reason to be proud of yourself. Well done!

I like to mix it up with soundrtracks or bands. Four Year Strong are an amazing pop-punk band and are brilliant to work out to. I was listening to The Academy Is...'s second album Santi today in the gym and it actually went pretty well. Lots of beats to move to.

Thank you for clarifying. :)

Woah, I hope that's a typo you've got there. Cos I am many things, but I am not a fool. Food has always had social aspects to it. Why else would there be millions of restaurant's worldwide otherwise? It's a booming business. Also, tell that to the hundreds of celeberaty chefs that make their living telling us how to cook…

You're entitled to your opinion, and I respect that. Just as I'm entitled to the opinion that what you're describing sounds like sheer hell and utter torture. For me, like many others, food it not just fuel. I enjoy it, I like sitting down to a meal with friends and just talking. It's a social thing. It's also frickin'…

Hi, Coming here is the first step. It's a great place and you'll get loads of support. Feel free to add me if you are looking for friends. Walking is the absolute best exercise you can get. If you keep it up, the weight will fall off. You could also try stairs exercises. Try going up and down them as quickly as you can for…

That's fantastic hon!!! Congratulations :D

:drinker: Here's to all the Gardai who kept us safe, and continue to do so. My uncle was a Garda for 30 years. Couldn't be prouder of him.

I really hope I don't lose too much on mine. I'm a double G cup at the moment, but I hope I don't go down smaller than a DD. I've had big boobs all my life. It would feel wierd not to have anything there. I've read that if we do some strenthening exercises, it can help keep their size, but I can't remember where I read it.…

I also work in learning disabilities and challenging behaviours, and one particular service user used to constantly pick at my weight. It was horrible.

I used to get called 'The Tank' by some guys on my street. I always laughed it off, but it always stuck. I've had people make snide comments about my weight my whole life. Several times, people have yelled out something like 'fat pig' from cars as they pass, and once, some random guy came up to me and told me that I…

Woohoo!! Well done :D I swim a lot too to get toned up, and I hope I get this kind of encouragement as I keep going :D Well done.

YOU CAN DO IT!! It's a great site to help you get control of your weight. Good luck! Feel free to friend if you want to

You look awesome! Well done

You look absolutely amazing!! Well done!

I'm in!

Well done! That's brilliant :D

Hey :D I'm based in Brighton, and I have a lot of weight to lose. Feel free to friend me. It's always good to have more support here. Every little helps!

Awesome! That's brilliant. Well done :D

Hi! Welcome. I'm fairly new myself and am looking at 100+ pound wieght loss (I hope!) It's always good to make some friends on here. It's a great site, and everyone is so helpful and encouraging. You'll love it here.

Sounds like you're on the right track :D Feel free to add me if you like. I'm fairly new to this site and would like some friends for motivation